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Ancient Greece’s Olympic Games were part of a large religious festival honoring the god, Zeus. They were hosted in the hilly environs of Olympia,...

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An unknown 18th-century artist created this painting of Saint Eligius, an altruistic artisan and bishop who lived during the time of the Merovingian Frankish...

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In the 7th and early 8th centuries, Bardanes Philippikos (also commonly known as Philippicus Bardanes) was a prominent member of the ruling elite involved...

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Were Music Competitions Once Part Of The Olympic Games?

Ancient Greece’s Olympic Games were part of a large religious festival honoring the god, Zeus. They were hosted in the hilly environs of Olympia,...

Queen Æthelburg Of Wessex Personally Led An Army In The Destruction Of A Stronghold

  Queen Æthelburg was the wife of King Ine, ruler of Wessex from 688 to 726. Her husband had a distinguished reign as king—not only...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) "I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with...

The Calydonian Boar Hunt, by Peter Paul Rubens (c. 1577 – 1640)

This painting, by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens (c. 1577-1640), was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Meleager, Atalanta (or Atalante), and...

The Battle Between The Horatii And The Curiatii, Painted By An Unknown 15th-Century Artist

This rather damaged painting, by an unknown 15th-century artist, re-creates a story from the early folkloric history of the ancient kingdom of Rome and...

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